Horse power Horse" pow`er
1. The power which a horse exerts.
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2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power
required to drive machinery, and in estimating the
capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime
movers for doing work. It is the power required for the
performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of
work per minute; hence, it is the power that must be
exerted in lifting 33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot
per minute, or 550 pounds at the rate of one foot per
second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per second,
etc.
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Horse power — Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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